# Dataset Card for DAH (DAtaset Hassaniya)

**DAH** is a bilingual dataset created to support translation between **Hassaniya dialect** and **English**, with both **Arabic script** and **Arabizi (Latin-transliterated)** Hassaniya included.  

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## Dataset Details

- **Name:** dah  
- **Languages:** Hassaniya Arabic (in both Arabic and Latin forms), English  
- **Creators:**  
  - Ahlam Abdelkader  
  - Emani Babe  
  - Oumoukelthoum Sidenna  
- **Adapted from:** [Tatoeba Project](https://tatoeba.org) parallel sentences  
- **Reviewed by:** Founders of the Hassan-IA community

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## Standardization

To ensure consistent batches and model outputs, a **standard mapping** was agreed upon for **Hassaniya → Latin transliteration**.  
The Latin representation follows the conventions widely used in Arabizi:

| Arabic Letter | Latin Equivalent |
|:--|:--|
| ء | 2 |
| ع | 3 |
| ذ | 4 |
| خ | 5 |
| ط | 6 |
| ح | 7 |
| ظ | 8 |
| ق | 9 |
| غ | gh |
| ض | dh |

All sentences were normalized according to these rules and reviewed by at least one additional team member for consistency.

> **Note:**  
> In some examples, both **“ou”** and **“u”** are used interchangeably to reflect the Arabic **و** sound.  
> This variation follows current informal writing conventions in online Hassaniya communication — particularly among **younger speakers** and **social media users**, where both spellings are common and accepted.


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## Dataset Structure

Each entry includes:
- `english`: The English sentence  
- `hassaniya-ar`: Hassaniya Arabic in Arabic script  
- `hassaniya-en`: Hassaniya in Latin (Arabizi) transliteration